Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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